Even in the stormy evening light the Grange Kiosk appears warm and cosy. As much as I would have liked to have had dinner here tonight we made do with a couple of drinks at the Grange Hotel before heading home for a wholesome kitchen cooked meal. Our Indian summer seems to be finally over […]
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The moon was magnificent this evening, but not to start with. The plan was simple; … find a place where the moon will appear on the horizon of the Adelaide hills so as to silhouette the white tower of the Mount Lofty scenic lookout. Google maps is a wonderful tool but finding line of clear […]
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One night at dinner I described how I planned to swim out into the harbour at night and capture our home away from home as a long exposure in the starlight. Later that night when all was quiet I put my camera attached to a small tripod on top a boogie board and gently slipped […]
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It was not meant to be a Rapid Bay night dive. It was not even meant to be a dusk dive but in the end it was a race against the light. As our days are as short as they will be for the year it is easy to get caught out not planning an […]
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Looking directly up into the Milky Way and the constellation of Scorpio I see two wandering planets amid a sea of stars An orange Mars, the largest and brightest lingers on the back of the scorpion gazing off at the eerie glow of the Blue Horsehead Nebula to the left. The red giant Antares lights […]
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